Double standards

Sir,

Is it true that the Monza banking has not been used for racing since 1961 (MOTOR SPORT, July 1999)? I seem to remember that it was still being used for sportscar races as late as 1968 or 1969.

In those days, of course, drivers competed in more than one class, and I am pretty sure that someone (probably the ubiquitous DSJ) remarked in MOTOR SPORT how strange it was that as Grand Prix drivers, they refused to race on the banking, while as sportscar drivers, they did so.

I am, yours, etc. Philip Tait, London